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FRANCE
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Composers | Duration |
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PARISIAN WALTZ
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C. Cooper | 1'53 | |
| Description | Happy, joyful waltz. Small group, featuring accordion. Cafe, bistro, street scene theme, reminiscent of the TV programme 'Allo Allo! | |||
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BERTIES BISTRO
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D. Barnes | 2'16 | |
| Description | Small group, featuring accordion. Cafe, bistro, street scene theme, reminiscent of the TV programme 'Allo Allo! | |||
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FRENCH ACCORDION 1
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T. Trower | 0'15 | |
| Description | French accordion bistro / cafe, street theme. | |||
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BRETON DANCE
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P. Arnold | 0'28 | |
| Description | A Breton dance, up-tempo lively jig from Brittany. Small group with violin, accordion, guitar percussion and Bass. Beginning with solo violin and accordion. | |||
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FRENCH ACCORDION 2
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T. Trower | 0'12 | |
| Description | Solo accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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FRENCH ACCORDION 3
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T. Trower | 0'13 | |
| Description | Solo accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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BRETON WEDDING
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G. D'Ancey | 0'55 | |
| Description | Solo Breton Celtic harp, creating a happy light carefree theme. | |||
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PARIS SKYLINE 1
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T. Trower | 028 | |
| Description | Solo accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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VERSAILLES BOUREE
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T. Trower | 0'32 | |
| Description | A Bouree, a dance of French Origin. | |||
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PARIS SKYLINE 2
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T. Trower | 0'23 | |
| Description | Solo Accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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PARIS SKYLINE 3
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T. Trower | 0'12 | |
| Description | Solo accordion. French cafe, street theme. | |||
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BRETON DANCERS
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G. D'Ancey | 1'38 | |
| Description | An up-tempo theme played on Breton binou bagpipes and tambour drum. Historical opinion is that the binou-kozh, which is a one drone bagpipe was adapted from the veuze bagpipe, both of which are native to Brittany and is used in an accompaniment to the bombarde, which is a primitive small oboe like shawn, being a mediaeval double reed wind instrument with a sharp penetrating tone widely used in Breton music and which is native to Brittany. | |||
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FLAVOUR OF FRANCE 1
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T. Trower | 0'28 | |
| Description | Solo accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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ROOFTOPS OF PARIS
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T. Trower | 0'07 | |
| Description | Solo accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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EIFFEL TOWER
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T. Trower | 0'21 | |
| Description | Solo Solo accordion, French cafe, street themeaccordian. French cafe, street theme. | |||
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PARIS GAVOTTE
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T. Trower | 0'26 | |
| Description | A Gavotte, a dance of French Origin. | |||
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BRETON LEGENDS
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G. D'Ancey | 2'01 | |
| Description | A free tempo, ethereal, mystical haunting opening section played on a solo drone pipe and tambour for 1'19 seconds, leading to an up-tempo rhythmic section played on Breton pipes, tambour and hurdy gurdy to the end of the theme. The Hurdy Gurdy is an ancient stringed instrument closely associated with France, producing a sound that is partially similar to the bagpipe. | |||
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VINEYARDS OF FRANCE
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T. Trower | 0'19 | |
| Description | Solo accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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SEINE WALTZ
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T. Trower | 0'12 | |
| Description | Solo accordion. French cafe, street theme. | |||
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CAFE WALTZ
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T. Trower | 0'18 | |
| Description | Solo accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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PARIS LA NUIT
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T. Trower | 0'13 | |
| Description | Solo accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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BORDEAUX FLAVOURS
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T. Trower | 0'15 | |
| Description | Solo accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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ACCORDION 1
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T. Trower | 0'15 | |
| Description | Solo accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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ACCORDION 3
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T. Trower | 0'13 | |
| Description | Solo accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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FAREWELL FRANCE
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T. Trower | 0'19 | |
| Description | Solo accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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FLAVOUR OF FRANCE 2
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T. Trower | 0'19 | |
| Description | Solo accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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FRENCH FLAVOURS
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T. Trower | 0'27 | |
| Description | Solo accordion, French cafe, street theme. | |||
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MARCH OF THE BRETONS
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T. Trower | 1'36 | |
| Description | An up-tempo march played on the Breton instuments the veuze and binou-Kozh bagpipes, bombardes, which are native instuments of Brittany along with kettle drums and a belltree (a jingling johnny). | |||
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